Fixture.



P. BURGER.

FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1908.

978,556. Patented Dec: 13; 1910.

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PINCUS BURGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y

FIXTURE.

Application filed September 25, 190B.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1910. set-m1 No. 454,682.

To all whom 'it/may concern:

lie 11 known that I, lixcis BURGER, c1t1-- zen of the,i,l mted States.residing at New of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fixtures,- of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to canopies for use in connection with chandeliers,electric lights, gas lights, gas and electric brackets and similarfixtures; and the object thereof is to provide improved means forconnecting such canopies with the pipes of such devices.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Figure 1 isa sectional side elevation ofmy improvement and showing the same connected with a pipe of a fixtureof the class Fig. 2 a plan view thereof, the pipe being shown insection; Fig. 3 a plan view of a reinforcing ring which I employ, and;--Fig. 4 a side View thereof.

In the practice of my invention I provide a canopy 1 which is of theusual general form and is composed of sheet metal in the usual manner.The canopy 1, in the form of construction shown, comprises a body)ortion made inthe form of an inverted bell, and having at the topthereof an annular ornamental rim, and in practice I provide the bottomthereof with an integral neck 2 comprising a vertical wall provided atthe bottom thereof with an inwardly d1- 'rected flange 3. The canopy 1is adapted to be placed on a gas or other pipe 'et as shown in Fig. 1,and the neck-2 at the b0ttom of said canopy forms, in connection withthe pipe 1, when the canopy is mounted on said pi e, a groove whichopens upwardly within the canopy and in which is placed a ring 5 securedin said groove and forms a rigid reinforcement for the neck 2, and thebottom of the canopy, and in securing the canopy to the pipe 4 a setscrew 7 is passed inwardly through the neck 2 ofsaid canopy and throughthe ring 5 and bears on the pipe 4, and said ring 5 is provided in oneside thereof with a screw threaded aperture 6,

and the neck 2 with a corresponding aper- York, in "the county of NewYork and State ture through which the set screw 7 is passed, and theseapertures are formed in the manic factureof the cano y and said ring.

In the accom alnying drawing the pipe .t

is shown as square or angular in cross section and the rin 5 is also ofsimilar form but my invention is not limited to the form of the pipe 4.in cross section nor to the form of the ring 5 as shown. The ring 5 'salso open at one side. in the form of con:

struetion shown. and this facilitates the use of said ring in the mannerdescribed and adapts it for use in connection with the necks of canopieswhich 'ary slightly in size.

In the assemblage of the canopy and the ring 5 all that is necessary isto slip the ring and canopy onto the pipe and then droptthe ring 5 intothe groove formed by the neck 2 of the canopy and the pipe, and ,whenthe canopy has been adjusted into its proper position on the pipe thescrew 0 is passed through the neck 2 and through the ring. This avoidsthe use of solder or any other means for securing these parts to getherand the entire operation is performed by hand and can be quickly andeasily performed even by a child and at a minimum of expense.

The ring may be made of any desired metal and the canopy 1 may beornamented in any preferred manner, and by making the neck 2 integralwith the body of the canopy and by securing the ring therein the bottomor neck portion of said canopy is made strong and durable and theoutside thereof presents a finished appearance.

Having fully described my inventioinwhat I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A canopy for the pipes of gas and other fixtures, said canopy beingprovided at the bottom thereof with a neck portion comprising a verticalwall and an inwardly directed bottom flange, said wall, and flangeforming in connection with the pipe a groove which opens upwardly intosaid canopy, apd a reinforcing ring mounted on said pipe and adapted tobe inserted into said groove from within said canopy and means forsecnring the said canopy to said pipe consisting of a set screw iassedthrough the neck of the canopy an through sald rin 2. A canopy for thepipes of gas and other an open reinforcing ring means for securing saidcanopy to said pipe consisting of a screw passed through the neck of thecanopy and through said ring. PINCUS BURGER. Vitnesses EDWARD M. HYANSJAMES FLETCHER RAURH.

